Gardening
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WHY KEEP Goats?
My love affair with goats began because of one simple thing: goat cheese. It was love at first bite when I first tried the creamy, tangy spread in college. For almost two decades, it was an infrequent treat because of the high price tag of a dollar an ounce. (That was back in the 1990s!) When my family decided to move to the country to grow our own food organically in 2002, I knew I had to have a couple of goats so that goat cheese could become part of my regular diet.
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Meet Li Schmidt
At Cultural Roots Nursery, in Winters, California, Li Schmidt grows more than 100 Asian-heritage vegetables, herbs, fruit and trees on 1⁄4 acre.
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March - April 2024
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A DUCK FOR ALL Seasons
Care for ducks throughout the year with this seasonal guide.
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March - April 2024
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Turkeys for the Home Table
Raise your own birds for a tastier and healthier holiday meal.
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March - April 2024
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FLERD is the Word
Explore the benefits and barriers of multispecies pasturing.
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March - April 2024
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raise STRONGER CHICKENS
Look around your kitchen, and you'll likely find some natural poultry supplements.
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March - April 2024
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Winter's Last Stand
Early warm weather followed by a late frost can easily ruin an orchard harvest.
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March - April 2024
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FOWL FACTS
Let's explore some random poultry facts ... from a possible bird brain!
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March - April 2024
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Pumpkins & Gourds
Tyler Swafford’s enthusiasm for raising pumpkins and gourds is contagious. The lifelong farmer, himself the descendent of a lifelong farmer, makes his home on Dayton Mountain overlooking Tennessee’s Sequatchie Valley.
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March - April 2024
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Climate-Resilient Crops
Farmers operating large commercial outfits and smaller, hobby growers alike are facing new challenges season after season.
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March - April 2024
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WHEN THE Queen Abdicates
Without a queen to rule, your hive can't survive.
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March - April 2024
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Creating STOCK
Breed and raising your own replacement layers for a small-scale egg operation.
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March - April 2024
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Cut & Dried
DRYING YOUR HERB HARVEST OFFERS AN EASY WAY TO PRESERVE ITS FLAVOR AND USEFULNESS FOR PROJECTS AND RECIPES YEAR-ROUND.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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FARM to TUB
GROW HEALING HERBS FOR HANDMADE BATH ESSENTIALS.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Sage
GROW THIS LOW-MAINTENANCE PERENNIAL.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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A Spoonful of Syrup
MAKE ELDERBERRY SYRUP AT HOME TO HELP NAVIGATE COLD-AND-FLU SEASON.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Teas to Please
MAKE DELICIOUS, REFRESHING, HOT HERBAL BEVERAGES.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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HERB-INFUSED LIP BALM
CREATE A SOOTHING AND GENTLE PRODUCT PERFECT FOR HEALING DRY, CHAPPED LIPS.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Going Viral
WHEN YOU'RE FEELING BLUE, TURN TO HERBS FOR RELIEF BEFORE YOU HIT THE PHARMACY AISLE.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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TONIC INFUSION
HERE'S AN EASY AND REFRESHING WAY TO INCORPORATE THE POWER OF HERBS INTO YOUR DAILY LIFE.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Heart & Soul
CONSIDER SOME HEAR-AND LUNG-HEALTHY HERBS
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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MOISTURIZING HERBAL LOTION
ENJOY THE SOFT, LUXURIOUS FEEL OF THIS CHAMOMILE CREATION.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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TO LIFT You Up
HERBS CAN PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORT WHEN IT COMES TO DEPRESSION.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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MUSCLE & JOINT PAIN SALVE
MADE FROM ONLY THREE HERBS, THIS SALVE STILL PACKS A MASSIVE PAIN-RELIEVING PUNCH.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Heal My Aching BONES
HERBS CAN OFTEN HELP CALM MUSCLES, TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS, AS WELL AS SOOTHE THE BODY'S PAINS.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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What's Best for STRESS?
NATURE HAS PROVIDED PLENTY OF HELP TO COMBAT EVERYDAY TENSION AND ANXIETY.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Sweet Sleep
WHEN COUNTING SHEEP JUST WON'T DO, TURN TO THESE SEVEN HERBS TO GET A RESTFUL NIGHT'S SLEEP.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Foraging for Natives
TAKE A LOOK AROUND; MEDICINAL HERBS ARE EVERYWHERE.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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Out of the Weeds
THESE COMMON PLANTS AREN'T UNDESIRABLE AT ALL THEY MAKE GREAT MEDICINE.
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Healing Herbs - 2023
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To Preserve & Serve
HERBS CAN BE USED ALL YEAR IF YOU PRESERVE AND PREPARE THEM PROPERLY.
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